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John Stossel examines a situation where federal government trumps state law.

JACKSON, MS (AP) - Mississippi might join more than three dozen other states in requiring "fire-safe" cigarettes that extinguish themselves if left unattended. The cigarettes are made with two or thre...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The home state of Marlboro cigarettes and the world's largest cigarette factory is banning most smoking in restaurants and bars.

The decision by Congress to fund an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program with a major hike in the federal cigarette tax could burn a huge hole in the state budget.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - Novadaq(R) Technologies Inc. (TSX:NDQ), a developer of real-time medical imaging and image guidance systems for the operating room, will announce its fiscal 2008 year-end and fourth quarter financial results prior to the market opening on Monday, March 16, 2009.Novadaq is pleased to invite all interested parties to participate in a conference call on March 16 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time during which the results will be discussed. Those wishing to access the live conference call by telephone should dial 1-877-407-0778 (within Canada and the United States) or 201-689-8565 (international callers) several minutes prior to the beginning of the call. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be made available until March 30, 2009 at midnight and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (within Canada and the United States) or 201-612-7415 (international callers) and entering the account number 286 and the conference identificatio

STSI announced that the United States Supreme Court today denied the petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the Court by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR). RJR had filed its petition for review ...

The home state of Marlboro and the world's largest cigarette factory is set to ban most smoking in restaurants and bars.

Individuals with no or inconsistent health care coverage appear less likely to regularly seek eye care, even if they are visually impaired, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Eye disorders have an estimated economic impact of more than $51 billion annually in the United States, according to background information in the article.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The home state of Marlboro and the world's largest cigarette factory is set to ban most smoking in restaurants and bars. Gov. Tim Kaine plans to sign le...

The home state of Marlboro and the world's largest cigarette factory is set to ban most smoking in restaurants and bars.